Q. Is it safe to get pregnant with liver hemangioma?
Women who have been diagnosed with liver hemangiomas face a risk of complications if they become pregnant. The female hormone estrogen, which increases during pregnancy, is believed to cause some liver hemangiomas to grow larger.
Q. Can pregnancy cause hemangiomas?
Hemangiomas can also develop during pregnancy but resolve once the child is born, while others are associated with genetic conditions.
Q. Are liver hemangiomas hereditary?
The causes of liver hemangiomas are not known. Some cases may be genetic (runs in the family).
Q. Can I take birth control if I have a liver hemangioma?
Taken together with the lack of immunohistochemical support for the role of estrogen in the pathogenesis of liver hemangio- mas, oral contraception need not be withheld from women with liver hemangiomas.
Q. How do you shrink a liver hemangioma?
Without a blood supply, the hemangioma may stop growing or shrink. Two ways to stop the blood flow are tying off the main artery (hepatic artery ligation) or injecting medication into the artery to block it (arterial embolization).
Q. Can ultrasound detect liver hemangioma?
A liver hemangioma may be discovered during an imaging test, such as an ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI scan. These are low-risk, noninvasive tests that create pictures of various organs and tissues inside the body. They make it possible for your doctor to see the liver and its surrounding structures in more detail.
Q. What do you need to know about hepatic hemangiomas?
Hepatic hemangiomas are benign neoplastic vascular liver lesions. They are frequently diagnosed as an incidental finding on imaging, and most patients are asymptomatic. From a radiologic perspective, it is important to differentiate hemangiomas from hepatic malignancy.
Q. How are Hemangiomas associated with fatty liver infiltration?
Adjacent abnormalities consist of arterial–portal venous shunt, capsular retraction, and surrounding nodular hyperplasia; hemangiomas can also develop in cases of fatty liver infiltration. Associated lesions include multiple hemangiomas, hemangiomatosis, focal nodular hyperplasia, and angiosarcoma.
Q. What are the complications of atypical hemangiomas of the liver?
Complications consist of inflammation, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, intratumoral hemorrhage, hemoperitoneum, volvulus, and compression of adjacent structures.
Q. Which is the most common benign liver malignancy?
Hepatic hemangiomas or hepatic venous malformations are the most common benign vascular liver lesions . They are frequently diagnosed as an incidental finding on imaging, and most patients are asymptomatic. From a radiologic perspective, it is important to differentiate hemangiomas from hepatic malignancy.
